Ellen and her Escapades are finally assembled on stage and ready to play. The hum of the crowd dies down and she steps up to the microphone, takes a breath and…another song comes on the PA system. With a little…
Author: Ian Parker
Ian is For Folk's Sake's reviews editor. Find him on Twitter @iparky.
News | Allo Darlin’ announce UK tour ahead of new album
Allo Darlin’ will be making a most welcome return in early 2012 with a lengthy tour preceding the release of their second album Europe. Elizabeth Morris and her crew, Paul Rains, Bill Botting and Michael Collins, will play a show…
News | Lambchop announce new album and offer free download
Lambchop will make their long-awaited return in early 2012 with their 11th album, Mr. M, slated for release on February 20th. After taking time out to do a little painting and release Invariable Heartache with Cortney Tidwall (under the moniker…
Album | Dark Captain – Dead Legs & Alibis
There could be any number of reasons why, since releasing debut LP Miracle Kicker in 2008, Dark Captain, Light Captain have decided to ditch the second half of their name, bringing us follow-up Dead Legs & Alibis under the simple…
Album | Maria Byrne & The Broken String – Little Basement
Apparently, Maria Byrne used to work as a welder, tackling hairline cracks in Rolls Royce jet engines. Having never taken a naked flame anywhere near a jet engine, I can only imagine it to be an intensive, noisy way to…
Listen | The Bandana Splits cover Morrissey
The Bandana Splits arrived earlier this year with their bright and breezy 50’s doo-wop stylings. So who could be more obvious for them to cover than 80’s misery guts Morrissey? Well, Dawn Landes and co. couldn’t think of an answer…
Album | Shelby Lynne – Revelation Road
Since 2008’s delightful ode to Dusty Springfield, Just a Little Lovin’, released on Lost Highway, Shelby Lynne has retreated from the limelight she fought so hard to find. She quit the major labels who had eventually picked her up after…
Album | Meg Baird – Seasons On Earth
Meg Baird seems ready to give a solo career a serious go. When the Espers vocalist took time out between the band’s second and third albums to release 2007 debut Dear Companion, it almost had the feel of a one-off…
Album | Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside – Dirty Radio
“What have these people done to music? I just don’t care anymore.” Sallie Ford is not happy. She makes this abundantly clear in, ‘I Swear’, the opening track to her debut album Dirty Radio. Left cold by modern music, Ford…
EP | Sarah Blasko – Cinema Songs
If you’re looking for new material from Sarah Blasko, Cinema Songs is not going to help you out. There’s nothing new here at all. Not only are the five tracks all covers – but they were already released, at least…